Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

In the previous days, a similar number waited on long lines to say farewell to Francis, whose body was dressed in red vestments and scuffed black shoes ... the Acts of the Apostles at Pope ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

Indeed, as most other foreign leaders donned funereal black suits, Trump swapped his ... reading from the book of Acts and quoting the apostle Peter. It was emblematic of the unity that Francis ...

On his U.S. trip in 2015, he zipped around the nation's capital in a small black Fiat. Francis ... compared to John Paul's service in 2005 that last lasted three hours. In his final testament ...

For instance, there has never been a pope from Asia - Pope John IV, who was pontiff between 701 and 705 and who hailed Anatolia in Turkey, and three popes - Pope Peter (this being the apostle St ...

St. John Paul II rewrote the regulations on papal elections ... the priesthood is reserved for men because Christ chose only men as his 12 apostles. The teaching is considered divinely inspired ...

the retired apostle underscored how instrumental Titus was to the ministry of apostle Paul despite being a lay leader. “Paul’s epistle was meant to guide Titus as he was sent to Crete ...